2005

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2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar.

2005 is the World Year of Physics, the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese calendar, and the International Year of the Eucharist in Catholicism.

See also Wikipedia's almanac of events for this year.

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Events

January

Iraqi police officers hold up their index fingers marked with purple indelible ink, a security measure to prevent double voting.
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Iraqi police officers hold up their index fingers marked with purple indelible ink, a security measure to prevent double voting.

February

The Kyoto Protocol is intended to cut global emissions of greenhouse gases.
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The Kyoto Protocol is intended to cut global emissions of greenhouse gases.

March

Protesters in front of Terri Schiavo's Pinellas Park, Florida hospice, March 27, 2005.
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Protesters in front of Terri Schiavo's Pinellas Park, Florida hospice, March 27, 2005.

April

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall following their civil wedding in Windsor, England.
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The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall following their civil wedding in Windsor, England.

May

June

July

The wreckage of the No. 30 bus in Tavistock Square after the 7 July 2005 London bombings.
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The wreckage of the No. 30 bus in Tavistock Square after the 7 July 2005 London bombings.

August

Wreckage of Air France Flight 358 the day after it crashes at Toronto Pearson International Airport
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Wreckage of Air France Flight 358 the day after it crashes at Toronto Pearson International Airport
An aerial view of the flooding near downtown New Orleans, following the devastation of the city by Hurricane Katrina.
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An aerial view of the flooding near downtown New Orleans, following the devastation of the city by Hurricane Katrina.

September

October

November

Scheduled and expected events

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November-December

Unknown dates

2pac's birthday

Births

Deaths

Main article: Deaths in 2005

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

Nobel Prizes

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